College- and Career-Readiness Standards
ESS.S.ESS.1: Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun’s core to release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation in relation to:
ESS.S.ESS.1.1: atomic structure
ESS.S.ESS.1.3: energy transfer
ESS.S.ESS.1.4: fusion vs fission
ESS.S.ESS.2: Construct an explanation of the Big Bang theory based on astronomical evidence of light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and composition of matter in the universe.
ESS.S.ESS.2.1: expansion of the universe
Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law
ESS.S.ESS.2.2: frequency & wavelength
Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law
ESS.S.ESS.2.3: origin theories of the universe
Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law
ESS.S.ESS.2.4: blue shift/red shift
Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law
Star Spectra
ESS.S.ESS.2.5: Hubble constant
Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law
ESS.S.ESS.2.9: properties of light.
Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law
Star Spectra
ESS.S.ESS.3: Use at least two different formats (e.g., oral, graphical, textual, mathematical) to communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.
ESS.S.ESS.3.1: HR diagram
ESS.S.ESS.3.2: life cycle of stars
ESS.S.ESS.3.5: fusion vs fission
ESS.S.ESS.4: Use mathematical or computational representations (modeling) to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.
ESS.S.ESS.4.2: modeling Kepler’s Laws
Orbital Motion - Kepler's Laws
Solar System Explorer
ESS.S.ESS.4.3: Newtonian Gravity.
ESS.S.ESS.5: Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks.
ESS.S.ESS.5.1: Hypothesis of Continental Drift
ESS.S.ESS.5.1.a: fossil evidence
ESS.S.ESS.5.2: seafloor spreading
ESS.S.ESS.5.4: subduction
ESS.S.ESS.5.6: oceanic vs continental crust.
ESS.S.ESS.7: Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features through a process of constructive and destructive forces.
ESS.S.ESS.7.1: constructive forces
ESS.S.ESS.7.1.b: tectonic forces
ESS.S.ESS.7.1.d: rock formation
ESS.S.ESS.7.2: destructive forces
Erosion Rates
River Erosion
Weathering
ESS.S.ESS.7.2.a: subduction
ESS.S.ESS.7.2.d: weathering
ESS.S.ESS.9: Develop a model based on seismic and magnetic evidence of Earth’s interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection and the resulting plate tectonics.
ESS.S.ESS.9.2: density
Conduction and Convection
Convection Cells
Plate Tectonics
ESS.S.ESS.9.3: heat transfer
Conduction and Convection
Convection Cells
ESS.S.ESS.10: Plan and conduct investigations of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes.
ESS.S.ESS.10.1: water cycle
ESS.S.ESS.10.2: mechanical & chemical weathering
ESS.S.ESS.10.3: chemical reactions
ESS.S.ESS.11: Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
ESS.S.ESS.11.1: biogeochemical cycles
ESS.S.ESS.11.2: carbon cycle
ESS.S.ESS.11.3: carbon reservoirs
ESS.S.ESS.13: Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth systems result in changes in climate.
ESS.S.ESS.13.1: changes in climate
Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse Effect - Metric
ESS.S.ESS.14: Analyze geoscience data and the results from the global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth systems.
ESS.S.ESS.14.6: surface temperature
Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse Effect - Metric
ESS.S.ESS.17: Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors
Pond Ecosystem
Water Pollution
Nitrogen Cycle
ESS.S.ESS.17.2: waste management
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Water Pollution
Nitrogen Cycle
ESS.S.ESS.18: Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.
GMOs and the Environment
Nitrogen Cycle
ESS.S.ESS.19: Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity.
Carbon Cycle
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Ocean Carbon Equilibrium
ESS.S.ESS.19.2: atmosphere
ESS.S.ESS.19.6: connection between carbon dioxide concentrations and photosynthetic biomass
ESS.S.ESS.19.7: ocean acidification
Carbon Cycle
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Ocean Carbon Equilibrium
ESS.S.ESS.19.8: increasing ocean temperatures.
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
ETAS.S.ESS.21: Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering. In reference to:
ETAS.S.ESS.21.6: water quality.
ETAS.S.ESS.22: Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts in reference to:
ETAS.S.ESS.22.6: water quality.
Correlation last revised: 8/29/2022